tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361358365193630538.post3002624711403203546..comments2015-07-23T07:38:39.092-07:00Comments on In the news by Karen Franklin PhD: WSJ: "Sex-Registry Flaws Stand Out"Karen Franklin, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01032855743077403199noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361358365193630538.post-38040566044185786382009-09-06T18:07:45.336-07:002009-09-06T18:07:45.336-07:00WHO’S ON THE REGISTRY???
The truly dangerous make...WHO’S ON THE REGISTRY???<br /><br />The truly dangerous make up between 1% and 5% of the total population of people forced with the label and stigma of sex offender. Most do not deserve the label just as many who are in U.S. prisons don&#39;t belong there either. The prison system, esp. the Super Max system has become a for-profit business, which gives more political power to a state but also brings in additional funding. It is one of the main reasons that prisons are as overcrowded as they are. Crimes that in the past would have gotten a fine or short stay in jail now are putting people in prison for much longer periods. <br /> <br /><br /><br /> MEN WHO ARE NOT DANGEROUS DO NOT BELONG ON THE SEX-OFFENDER REGISTRY<br /><br />People on the registry (far too many innocent or not dangerous) have been murdered, committed suicide, had their homes set on fire, been evicted, lost their jobs,etc.. Stephen Marshall killed two men who were on the sex-offender registry in Maine. Immediately after, he took his own life. One of the men Marshall killed, Joseph Gray, was on the registry for raping a child. The other, William Elliott, was listed because he&#39;d slept with his girlfriend before she turned 16. <br />Eighty-seven percent of people who were arrested for sex crimes had not previously been convicted study.of such an offense, according to a 1997 study. Just 14 percent of all sexual assault cases involved strangers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. <br />Who is on the Registry?<br />1. Romeo and Juliet liasons, false accusations of vindictive teens against an older teen (18 or 19)<br />2.False accusation by vindictive parents in child custody cases and/or family feuds- There are more of these than most people would believe. There are many reports of people who admit to having lied about being molested when they were younger. Now they would like to have the person wrongly convicted on their testimony set free.<br />3.mutual consensual sex- but being 3 yrs. and 1 day older than the willing teen (can bring and has brought multiple felony indictments)<br />4. Sex between consenting teen prostitute (who looks older and even may have lied about her age) with an adult male<br />5. Criminal charges that later are dropped for insufficient proof but not appealed in time, so still on registry <br />The number of true dangerous pedophiles is relatively small. But check out the registry. You&#39;re liable to see people who look like your mailman, grocery clerk,etc. And ones who look like they fit the profile could be the least guilty and vice verse. But the numbers are growing exponentially. And as long as opportunistic, unscrupulous politicians and a soundbite media, ala Fox /Nancy Grace type people who can make reputations out of this issue, it will breed fear and hysteria and ruin men (mostly) and their families lives who do not deserve to have this happen ! Where are the churches on this issue? Where are people who say they care about justice? Watch MSNBC’s documentary, Witch Hunt brought to anyone who wants to learn the truth about the way the laws have changed and are now abusing innocent people or people who are not dangerous by Sean Penn and two courageous filmmakers. . <br /> To learn more, go to RSOL (Reform Sex Offender Laws ) or F.A.S.T. (False Allegation Support Team) http://false-allegations-team.com/fasthelp.html http://www.reformsexoffenderlaws.org/index.phpsuetiggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222568367616428469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361358365193630538.post-34078594914741069782009-09-06T18:07:18.154-07:002009-09-06T18:07:18.154-07:00It&#39;s very easy to be for the registry and FOR ...It&#39;s very easy to be for the registry and FOR the safety of children. But, this case shows how poorly the present sex offender laws and shaming registry does not work, does not protect children. However, it is a boon to opportunistic politicians, lawyers who do not care if someone is innocent or not (false allegations and they happen more than most people would believe), Romeo and Juliet cases (19 yrs. old boyfriend with 15 yr. old girlfriend), consensual male adult with underage female prostitute who lied about her age...sleazy but not dangerous...<br />there&#39;s so many of these kind of cases, it&#39;s a nightmare. Thanks to the author for a well-thought out, rational response to a problem that has been made much more of one by the sound-bite press, overly zealous states attorneys and the above. The lie of these laws sells well but it doesn&#39;t protect our children. It just sells well and the ignorant and over reactive Fox and National Inquirer type of reader buy it. Unfortunately, there&#39;s a lot of them.suetiggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222568367616428469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361358365193630538.post-4030720197659144162009-09-04T05:52:01.149-07:002009-09-04T05:52:01.149-07:00This is an excellent article. Most of the media ha...This is an excellent article. Most of the media has simply hyped the &quot;we need to do more&quot; response. John Walsh and Mark Lunsford have come out with statements regarding the need for funding for the Adam Walsh Act. More funding would not have prevented this while a refocusing of resources on the highest risk offenders may have. We need to stop wasting precious financial and human resources on low level offenders. The outrage should be directed at the legislators who feel the need to pass laws requiring the constant (and often lifetime) monitoring of every mooner, consensual sex offender, and other low level, low-risk offenders.SOSVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566246573645581696noreply@blogger.com